await

Meanings

Plural: awaits

Verb

look forward to the probable occurrence of
To wait for.
To expect.
To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
To watch, observe.
To wait; to stay in waiting.

Noun

A waiting for; ambush.
Watching, watchfulness, suspicious observation.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English awaiten, from Old Northern French awaitier (“to lie in wait for, watch, observe”), originally especially with a hostile sense; itself from a- (“to”) + waitier (“to watch”). More at English wait.

Synonyms

anticipate, attend to, expect, listen, look, service, wait, wait for

Scrabble Score: 8

await is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
await is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
await is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

await is a valid Words With Friends word